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This movie is a 10/10 for me! I hope you enjoy! What a perfect birthday pick this year! I will never forget it!! Sorry, I made you wait til Friday to watch along! heheh!

Let me know all the things down below!

xx

ames

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Charade (1963)

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VivendoBem

You know what's wrong with you? Nothing. --Coulda been said about either of 'em.

Gardenia3044

Happy birthday!! And this was an early birthday present for me, too ❤️❤️❤️

Mike Conlin

"There's no law against stealing something that's already been stolen!" "Yes, there is!" "There is? Well, when did they pass such a silly law?"

T W

For anyone who is thinking about paying to rent Charade to watch along, "the film 'Charade' (1963) entered public domain as soon as it released due to an error by the distributor, who forgot to add the copyright symbol in the credits, voiding their rights to the film." so you can find it for free legally online in a lot of places

Teemu Laitinen

Love this film. Great thing all around. Cary and Audrey together is just perfect. Always happy to see Kennedy, Coburn and Matthau. Lovely to hear some Henry Mancini tunes as well. Nice touch by the sound design is when they are on the boat and going under a bridge they make the dialogue sound like they really are even though they are on a set. Also happy birthday Ames🥳🎂🎉

Alan Jones

What a week!!! The great pleasure of On Golden Pond a couple of days ago, and now the stylish romance, mystery, and adventure of Charade, one of the most "Hitchcockian" films not by Hitch himself. In Charade, Stanley Donen captures the wit, romance, and style of the master, and the presence of Hitchcock veteran Cary Grant adds to the ambience. There are several other fine films in the pseudo-Hitchcock category in their various ways. All of these are well worth watching. Witness for the Prosecution (1957) captures Hitch's wit and mystery in a legal comedy-drama starring Hitch veterans Charles Laughton and Marlene Dietrich. Anatomy of a Murder (1959) is another, jazzier legal mystery starring another Hitch veteran Jimmy Stewart. I always think of Mirage (1965) in this general category, featuring Gregory Peck (another of Hitch's leading men) suffering from amnesia just as perilous events befall him. Also, Arabesque (1966) starring Gregory Peck and Sophia Loren plays with similar stylishness to Charade, and is well worth watching as well. Of course, Cary Grant's appearances in legit Hitchcock films are not to be missed, I think we've already seen North by Northwest (1959) and To Catch of Thief (1955) on this channel. Don't miss Suspicion (1941) and especially Notorious (1946). These are among Htchcock's finest, and required viewing for Hitch enthusiasts.

JM63

Excellent birthday pick, Ames! Honestly, who could be better party guests than Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant in a who-dun-it rom com in Paris?

Ken Schneyer

What a fun reaction! I can't count the number of times I've seen this film. It was one of my parents' favorites, and it remains one of mine. Cary Grant insisted on there being a lot of references in the script to the age difference between him and Audrey Hepburn, because he was uncomfortable about the implications. Peter Stone, the screenwriter, is perhaps best known as the playwright of the superb musical "1776" (1969). Walter Matthau's starring film roles were many. He played opposite Jack Lemmon in The Odd Couple (1968), a tour de force for each of them. He played a spy (again) in Hopscotch (1980), opposite Glenda Jackson, Ned Beatty, and Sam Waterson. He was one of Barbra Streisand's co-stars in Hello, Dolly! (1969), and he received an Academy Award nomination (and a Golden Globe Award) for his performance in The Sunshine Boys (1975), opposite George Burns. James Coburn also had many, many film roles, notably in The Great Escape (playing an Australian!), The Magnificent Seven, and the comedy-spy movie Our Man Flint (1966).

Clay F

I liked it. Stylish. Been on my watchlist for a while. Now, I have finally watched it. The chemistry between Grant and Hepburn a highlight. Plus, I like Paris as a setting. You said "I want that dinner" -- a candlelight dinner on a boat down the Seine in the evening would be nice. Thanks for the reaction. Hope you had a good birthday.

Urfhil

I picked up the 4k Criterion disc to watch this. Couldn't resist Grant, Hepburn and techicolor.